Mucilage-bottle



(No Model.)

0. M. RATHBUN.

MUOILAGE BOTTLE.

Patented Feb. 2, 1897.

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OHAUNCEY MANLEY RATHBUN, OF FRED ONIA, NEW YORK.

M UCILAG E-BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 576,150, dated February2, 1897.

Application filed June 2 5, 1 8 9 6.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHAUNOEY MANLEY RATHBUN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Fredonia, in the county of Chautauqua andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMucilage-Bottles, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in whichsimilar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts wherever foundthroughout both views.

7 This invention'relates to mucilage-bottles; and the object thereof isto provide an improved device of this class which is simple inconstruction and operation; a further object being to provide improvedmeans for applying mucilage to paper or other material.

The invention is fully disclosed in the followingspecification, of whichthe accompanying drawings form a part, in which- Figure 1 is a sectionalview of a mucilagebottle provided with my improved mucilageapplyingdevice, and Fig. 2 a central longitudinal section of said device.

. In the practice of my invention 1 provide a mucilage-bottle A, whichmay be of any de-,

sired form and which is provided with a flea; a, and I alsoproviddamujilfiiapplying device or brush which consists of 333m B, whichis adapted to serve as a stopper for the neck of the bottle,"andsaidplug'is provided at its upper end with a head b,which is adapted toserve as a handle, and at its lower end with an extension D, which iswedge-shaped in form and which is divided or slitted longi- Serial No.596,921. (No model.)

tudinally thereofat its lower end,the slit d extending upwardly almostthe full length'of" the extensioifDi 'The 'plugB'; the head 11 thereof,andthe extension D are formed integrally and preferably composed of softrubber, and the wedge-shaped extension D constitutes an eflfective brushfor applying mucilage. The lower end of the extension D may be as wideas'the neck of the bottle, if desired,andsaid extension is preferablymade of such length as to extend nearly to the bottom thereof.

This device is simple in construction and operation, and is preferablyadapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended, while beingalso comparatively inexpensive; and,

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent The combination with a mucilage-bottle, of a sto ernmpgs'cinfiwsoftmubher, said stop perlligji r igp rovided with ahead,whichis adapted to serve as a handle, and the lower end thereof,being extended, and wedge-shaped in form, said extended end being alsodivided or slitted, substantially as shown and described;

- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention 1 have signedmy name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 22dday of June,1896.

GHAUNOEY MANLEY RATHBUN. Witnesses:

JULIA SMITH RATHBUN, BYRON RATHBUN.

